turkey in English: A large farm bird, or its meat, often eaten at Christmas. (noun)

Translation

A large farm bird, or its meat, often eaten at Christmas.

Word origin

Named after the country Turkey; the bird was mixed up with a similar bird traded through Turkish lands, and the name stayed.

Gender

Pluralturkeys

roast Christmas.

Here "turkey" is the meat, so it has no "a" before it.

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With "a", "turkey" means the living bird.

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Turkey meat is a common choice for sandwiches.

chicken

A farm bird that people keep for its eggs and its meat.

bird

An animal with wings and feathers that can usually fly.

meat

The soft part of an animal that people cook and eat as food.

dinner

The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.

farm

A large piece of land where people grow food and keep animals.

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